IDL Multiplication Tables Check

A learner will work through four modules of 7 lessons each and a test. Each lesson will quiz them on the multiplication facts within that boundary, increasing in difficulty as they progress with mixed positions and order.

The levels at which each table appears are:

• Level 1 – 1, 2, 5, 10
• Level 2 – 3, 4, 11
• Level 3 – 6, 7, 8
• Level 4 – 9, 12

The later lessons in each module contain a mixture of times tables, their order of appearance and require higher pass marks.

At the end of each module, the learner undertakes a review to measure their knowledge. Whilst each lesson requires a certain pass mark, the review draws upon all multiplication tables in that module.

This test is designed to closely match the MTC test a learner will actually take. Since the user interface has already been modelled on the real MTC to build their confidence, this part of the programme will prepare them for answering questions under similar conditions. A window of six seconds per question is allocated and the range will cover the entire 2-12 times table.

The third feature of the programme consists of a MTC test model identical to the previous but containing a number of options to customise the questions. Teachers can set which multiplication tables the questions are drawn from as well as how long learners have to answer each of them. This mode is intended primarily as a tool to target specific areas of weakness in their learning or a classroom activity.